Let's take a look at VP JD Vance's recent LA visit, the Trump administration's military deployment and use of political theater to distract from policy failures.

JD Vance is trying — and failing — to justify Trump's actions in Iran The vice president's defense of airstrikes on Iran rests on the absurd claim that Trump isn't as "dumb" as his predecessors.

Surge in air attacks and civilian casualties accompany avowed ‘peace through strength’ strategy as efficacy questioned.

The Donald Trump-ordered strikes on Iran, claimed to prove a unique “Trump Doctrine,” ignore decades of failed U.S. attempts ...

Unconditional support for Israel has long been an entry requirement in US Republican politics, but that orthodoxy is being ...

In July 2024, some left-leaning, and even right-leaning, pundits expressed bafflement over President Trump’s selection of then-Sen. JD Vance as his running mate.

Political scientists have a term for the tactic, that has been used by some leaders including Nixon, to persuade adversaries ...

Republicans are scrambling to reform Trump's tax and domestic policy package, which could require support from Vice President JD Vance to pass.

Vice President JD Vance declined to confirm President Donald Trump's claims that Iran's nuclear program had been 'completely and totally obliterated.' Vance said the United States' June 21 attacks ...

JD Vance has demonstrated his ability to become a key player in the Trump administration, serving as the president's most prominent advocate and advancing his agenda.

Oddly, Trump withdrew aid from Kyiv just when it was needed and has now restored it just when it is too late. In effect, he is likely prolonging the war.